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<br />In l()IS the Supreme Coull of Kansas refu$Cd
<br />to ~fmil a city as a nparian owner. 10 Ihe injury
<br />of a Iowa plOprielllT. 10 divert wall'! hom a
<br />,>lrc<lm fOf the dnmcsll.; rurro~es uf II~ l'rllun'
<br />wlltwul compen"allll!! thmc who..... rights had h..ell
<br />imralrL'd.~O TIle follll.....jn~ yea! the Supreme' Coun
<br />ut Kansas de.:idcd another ':llntrll\'er~y il1\'uhmg
<br />thl' '-'l.ll\l' rar\lcs.~l In a.:cordan..'''' wl1h the rip.lIlan
<br />durlnnc generally. the Court Illlled lhat waler
<br />rights In 3 tlo',\.ing s!r('<lm .Ut: IIU' lights with r....
<br />spe.:! to the ....Jler Its.:!f but only ng,hh 10 tlh' U~
<br />01' watt." It iurther !lilted thaI an IllJured pJn~ 1\
<br />cnllll..'u III damages lor Jny Ius.. or Injury sustJl!lcd
<br />as J result 01 a wwnglul UlH'hlUn It IIlMSlcJ. h""".
<br />('\t'1. Ihat 311 injured pari} .JlOuld nul rCL'l'[\'e the
<br />\'J[u<, 01 th..' waler Ji\'cr1cU lI1a~l1udl as Ihere 1\ no
<br />ph\retl~ mlNe\1 111 Ihl' water Itsdf unlil II ha\
<br />heen reduL'ed 10 PU\s~'\"on and ha\ hl'.:o111e suhJcl'1
<br />1<11llanap.ell1enl aud .:unlrut.
<br />In 14) 7, till' Kansa, Suprem.. C\JUrI re.:nj:I1lIl'd
<br />a tall....a~ nllllpall~ \ rlg.lll. a\ a~all1q an upper
<br />rlparlan owm'r I.' flukl' rea""llahll' U'il'ol _ueam
<br />wall'l tu S\lpp)~ lIS erlllllles and In \.f't"tal" II' rall-
<br />'I'au, III a':l',lId<lrKl' wllh Ihe rlparwn rl'a"'II<1hh.'
<br />II\(' PIIIK'lple Ihal l'mpha'ii/C' "faune", and l'qualll~
<br />bl'lwl'l'n "wn..r and (.....n..1 ,'5= In 1\135. Ihe (ourt
<br />held tlut a rrparian owncr', rt!,.hl III the 110\\ Ilia
<br />w;llel':Ollf'e is a pr"perl\ l1P.hl el)tltll'd h' Plot..,-
<br />lion under the .;nnslllull"nal mandall' pllllldl1lf
<br />Ihal pll~all' PlllPl'rt) -Jlall not b.. takl'n !(\I puhh,
<br />u,e ....l1hllut l'llmp"'n,:.l1Jlll1 helll!! 1'11,1 rRld...5.1 In
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<br />4~Th" Ad..r Jul~ .lb. I<lb".l'h. =,,=. . <I. 101 Sial =5.1. I(,S. .
<br />.I.139.301'.S.l' i 51 (I'lh.jl. and Ill,. r,"'1 (la'a~'''rh 01.'.1
<br />U.S.c !i l>l'>l ll'l6.j1. (l,,,.id." ", r..II",," ......h"",,',,'. ",
<br />pn"rIl~' "f (l<>,.....'''''''. ,j~hl' I.. Ih" u'" of "dl,,' f", mi"'n~.
<br />"g'h'ulTuldl, ",,,"ul,,~IUrlnl>. 'Of ",hn purr""" ha.'" ",'\1""
<br />and "..."'u...d. and Ihe ,am... "... 'e""l>niL...d ""dad,,,,,,,r,.J~...d
<br />h, Ih" 1,....11 ~.u'I"m'. la...... an,) Ihe d",';';"n' "r ."Ulh. Ih~
<br />p"""'""''"' "nJ ".."...'" "r 'u,'h H'l....l ,i~hl' ,h"n h" m"",
<br />lain"d "nd r,"'~<l,'d '" ,h,' ,,,m... dnJ 'h" ';lth'."t.",,~ tn'
<br />,II~ ,,,"'Ull,''''lR "f dll)' d,hh ....dn,,1 lRJlI'''''''' J"m,,~.., Ih"
<br />p'''''''''''''' ,,( an)" 'cttk, on 111~ pul-h. J"ma"'. II1~ rdtl'
<br />""mJll;ll"'~ _u,'11 ,n,u,} 01" J"m"~,, 'h"n "" Ira hI" I., Ill" r""~
<br />injll,.d ru' 'u,:h illlll')' or dam"~...'" 111.. \d "r lul. <i. I ~70.
<br />CIl_ =.15.' t7. 11'1 S'd!. .118. M.S. . ~.I40. a' "m<'nd"d h, Ih.
<br />,.\.1 "f "d,,'1l J. 111<11. <:11 51'11. ~ 4. =" St"l. 10'17. .\0 I:.S ('
<br />!i 5: 11'1('04), r,,,";d.,.. a. foU".., ".",11 ral"nh ~'J"I"J. ,"
<br />h"m"""ad, "II""...J. -.n,,1I h... 'uhl"" ,,, an. ""'I,,d and M".
<br />"u..d ...1", ';~"". or "t:hl' I" d'l.:h...' "nd '"'''fI''''' ",,<,J ,"
<br />nmn~I;,'" ...I1h ,u,h """",..~I1"..., m.) II"", ""...n J''lu,,~d
<br />lI""'" '" '~'-'l>",aJ ". """i"" ~I ,,1111;' \Ilk" Ill" p'"''
<br />,ion a' " appu,,,J .n I(.S. !i 1.140. no" "rr""""_ ." 4.1
<br />U,S,l' ~ Md (,...""d r"raltldrhl (1<1(>4). pm...J..... .. \11
<br />pal,,"" t:nnl.". n. P'''''l11p''"n '>fh<>",,,'Ic,,d,,,II,,,,,,d.-.n;oJ1
<br />h" ,uh,..<I'".n, ,..'I.Ja"d ..Hfll..,,! ..al., ",.:hl'.'" ,,~I1I' ,,,
<br />di..".... "nd "..~n<>'" u,,,d '" ."""...ll"n ..-0111 'u.h "al.'
<br />,,~hl', a' m", l1a..' h.."n a'''''',,'d und", 'If ,,,~n!t",,,,J h}
<br />Ih;, ,,,.11"","
<br />ro\\"lIa.." ('iI'>' <>, W,nfidJ. <1<:> "'an, .1S. 14</ I'a< b".1 II</I~f,
<br />SI....all....." ". ("'II' "j \\,,,f;d,l. <IS 1\"". to51. 1<1< I'"" 1111"1'"
<br />5=1'11" \,<11."",. I"r"~a ,\ s..,,'a I" 1(",1..", l'umran)' ,
<br />Sh.."", IOL """,, =~7. '"'' I'", <1'1 (l<lP"
<br />5Jllul~". I I'''u'''"n ('nunl" ('''mm''..''"..... 101= Io.:"n. b"O.
<br />SI r,=d </~4 t'''35'.
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<br />19J8. il insish.'d Ihat Wall" III Ihe lIalUral dlallnel
<br />01 a slleam is an It1sl'p;lIahle allrrhule 01 thl' land
<br />Ihroug:h .....hh.:h It !lows. a\ a parI anu p.H~'cJ "I Ihl'
<br />land 1I"f11. wll)ull llio! lI1eanll1~ uf a pro,:edulal
<br />\Ialllle;a Ihal PW\'ldl'd Ihal a,'lwn\ Iln Ihe fC(OV-
<br />er~ 'II real p")P<'ll~ or "f .m e~lale 01 mlereSI In
<br />teJl pfUperl~ II( I"r 'hI.' dl'lenlllllall"ll In an~ 101m
<br />lit a11\ ~Ih:h r1~lb "I rnll'll.'q, Of ,,,l1ar.J dl'II'l1dJnl
<br />Iherefrom nw..' he hrouc.ht mlh,' ,,,un" 111 ....hl(h
<br />. J'"
<br />the 'UhJl'(I "I lite a.-1lOlI L\ ~llual,' -,
<br />IW(l \'ear' earlll'l. III .111 llplmun Tel1lllll:o.l.l'nl of
<br />Ib llJO~ d"':bhll\. thl' Supll'm.. Court of l\an'a~
<br />afJll1 ret"ded JpPH'pflJll"ll prJ1l(lpk, anu Jpplieu
<br />I1partatl (un,..pb~" II"llPIIH"11 reH'Jled Ihathlw...r
<br />lfrl!lallng ",\rll'r, flpJllJII III Pa....lll.... Cr...ek hJd
<br />(!allllcd tl\l.'~ had J('lulled rl~hh undef Ihe appro,
<br />pllalllJll ~lalU("'~ Ill" lXX6. rI~hb Ih.1l .....ere pllllf hI
<br />lhe ..-ral1l1~ "f upper np;nlJn llWIlL'rs In (on(ludrng
<br />Ihat no ,'rrol (,Hrld t.e pledl(aleU upon llle ulal
<br />,"II11" rct'u\al (Ll pant an Inll1l1(tl(,n ba~,'d upon J
<br />ple\an(c ....hl,h hau ,eased 10 e\1\1 atlhl' lim,' of
<br />lrlal. th,' <,jUPI"1l1l' ellWI "I "all~.J' nuted (hal h,',
<br />.:ause all III thl' land 1Il,,,I\'ed hJd pa~....'d f/llm pub.
<br />Ii<: III pn\atl' 0\\ Ilt'fshlr prllll III Ih... I SXh enJ(I.
<br />l11el1l\. Ihe 10\\ 1'1 0\1 lIef' had nfll ;I"l\ulled rlglllS
<br />\upcliof 10 Ihe IlparlJl1 fl~II' uf tho! upr"'r O....IlL'r\
<br />It IIlmll'd Ihat Ihl' IR,sh appluplialllln "a1UIl'~ h.Jd
<br />(1'lllcrrl>d 11') rights :lgall1s' Olher npJrian daunaril'
<br />who,,' rights had Jll<l,hed 10 I<lnd~ held und"l
<br />pat,'nh panted pllLlr I,' Ihe ,'I1<1\."1111..nl 'lf !he SIal.
<br />Ulc" II wa.. the poslllon llt" (h" Coufllhal ripaflan
<br />Il~H' hdd \lnd,'r IIlle.. al1lL'dJlll1g lhe 1 ~M' SIJI.
<br />tl1<'~ ....ere gllvernl'd hy Illl' ';llllHn,l[llaw A(,orulllg
<br />IlIlhe Courl.lllat la.... enlilkd I'a,h Ilpanan \)""'I1l'1
<br />1'.1 u_'" all 01 Ihe ~tream walel rre,"'~~al~ f\'r hIS
<br />d"Jl1e~lI( and hh'~lo,k pllrpLl~~. TIlL'leafter. a,.
<br />(Ilrdlll~ tll the Courl. c:l,h rlp:lri<ll1 0.... net. wllh.lll1
<br />prl'lerl'nll'. wa,en11l1..d tU.Jfalr<lnd equal iliJTel,f
<br />Ihe remalr11l1g wJlers lor Ifngallon purpo~"~,
<br />In addltllln It, I'" allllud,' (lJl1(,'lnrn!! und..r-
<br />pound per((ll:Slmg waleL J~,;"n1Jined In Ihe early
<br />(a~e lII\'"hll1g Ihe Cuy 01 lmpuna.p (II<' Suprl'me
<br />Cll1l1t of ''.In\<I~ Llll ,,'vcr:s) ,>((a\II>11S dl~L'w;~ed
<br />(omm\lIl la.... rul('~ pellarnrng (0 j:wul1d ....alel For
<br />I',ample. III a 1<)07 .:a,"' In\oh'lIl!! <Ill ofal agrec-.
<br />1ll1'111 and .J dallll uf prl'\l.."npllVe lighh 10 Ihl' \1St:
<br />Ilt 'pring \\al!;,1 Lln all ll\"'II}lng Llwner',land_. the
<br />("our! ~Jld. "Th:lt pl'r.'olaTlllg ....atcr~. ~u.;h .1' theoil'
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<br /><.I""n (. S 1"3<. I>O,~OI 0.. r'~~~n' c'''lIf'l.rp''rl "f lh.~
<br />..'nu,"'"lUI" "n"" r""nd." ".S -\ N).bOIH'lll<lb4\
<br />~SSm'lI'" \hll~,. 14~ Io.:an .10. ~5 P =d =i311"J~l
<br />St'ol fud, thndl"). 1~4 Kal1. ..... ~l< I',~d <IS (1'131>),
<br />5i"II' "f. ml'or,. , SoJ~n. 2S "an. S8~ I1IlSI). mullo.. fOf
<br />r~h"""nS o'''Huh-J ,n =" ""n J~~ (1~1I1\.
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